And on that House and Senate hastily approved spending package, worth over $400 billion, a spokesperson for Citizens Against Government Waste said, “This is more pork with one vote than they have ever passed in their lives.” The bill was passed the same day the House adopted a Republican bill to impose stricter work requirements for poor people on welfare. It also gives states money to promote marriage and sexual abstinence and continues a ban on cash assistance for many legal immigrants. And buried within the nearly $400 billion spending bill is a provision that would permit livestock producers to label meat as organic even if the animals have been fed entirely on conventional rather than organic grain.
$400B Spending Package: “More Pork with One Vote Than They Have Ever Passed in Their Lives”
HeadlineFeb 14, 2003